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FL S1256

Voter Registration Applications


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Introduced
01/03/2024
In Committee
01/08/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to voter registration applications; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to notify certain individuals of certain information; prohibiting the department from changing the party affiliation of an applicant except in certain circumstances; requiring the department to provide an applicant with a certain receipt; revising the methods by which an applicant may decline to register to vote or update certain voter registration information; prohibiting a person providing voter registration services for a driver license office from taking certain actions; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent; requiring the department to be in full compliance with the act within a certain period; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill amends Florida's voter registration laws to provide an exception to the requirement that certain applicants must be registered without party affiliation. It requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to notify individuals that their party affiliation will not be changed unless they provide written consent, and prohibits DHSMV personnel from making any changes to an applicant's party affiliation without such consent. The bill also requires DHSMV to ensure that its information technology processes and updates do not alter an applicant's party affiliation without written consent, and mandates the department to be in full compliance with the act within 3 months of it becoming law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (1)

Fiscal Policy (S)

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 135 (on 03/06/2024)

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